glaucoma

noun

glau·​co·​ma glau̇-ˈkō-mə  glȯ- 

: a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disc and gradual loss of vision

Examples of glaucoma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After losing his sight as a child to glaucoma, Charles, born in 1930 in Albany, Georgia, studied at the Colored Department of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind from 1937 to 1945. —Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026

All of us deserve health care as a fundamental human right, and medical marijuana has demonstrated effectiveness for a variety of conditions, including glaucoma, from which several members of my family suffer. —Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026

Rewriting vision at source The clinical program will enroll patients with open-angle glaucoma and NAION, conditions that together represent a growing burden as populations age. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026

The trial aims to restore some vision in both patients with glaucoma and NAION—both of which can cause blindness. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin, cataract, from Greek glaukōma, from glaukoun to have a cataract, from glaukos

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glaucoma

• aroma
• diploma
• fibroma
• glioma
• lipoma
• lymphoma
• myoma
• myxoma
• neuroma
• paloma
• schwannoma
• scotoma

Kids Definition

glaucoma

noun

glau·​co·​ma glau̇-ˈkō-mə 

glȯ-

: an abnormal condition of the eye marked by increased pressure inside the eye that causes damage to the retina and gradual loss of vision

Medical Definition

glaucoma

noun

glau·​co·​ma glau̇-ˈkō-mə  glȯ- 

: a disease of the eye marked by increased pressure within the eyeball that can result in damage to the optic disc and gradual loss of vision